Whistling in the Dark (1941)
1h 18m
Running Time
August 8, 1941Release Date
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
1h 18m
Running Time
August 8, 1941Release Date
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Plot.
The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Red Skelton
Wally Benton
Conrad Veidt
Joseph Jones
Ann Rutherford
Carol Lambert
Virginia Grey
'Fran' Post
Rags Ragland
Sylvester Conway
Henry O'Neill
Philip Post
Eve Arden
'Buzz' Baker
Paul Stanton
Jennings
Donald Douglas
Gordon Thomas
Don Costello
'Noose' Green
Edward Childs Carpenter
Writer
William Tannen
Robert Graves
Reed Hadley
Beau Smith
S. Sylvan Simon
Director
Robert MacGunigle
Writer
Mariska Aldrich
Hilda
Harry Clork
Writer
Lloyd Corrigan
Harvey Upshaw
Albert Mannheimer
Writer
George M. Carleton
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Laurence Gross
Writer
Will Lee
Herman the Druggist
George Haight
Producer
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Bronislau Kaper
Composer
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Sidney Wagner
Cinematographer
Billy Bletcher
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Frank E. Hull
Editor
Ken Christy
Inspector Rogers in Show (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John Dilson
Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Al Hill
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Waiter (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Leon Tyler
Gerald (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Show Producer (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 1941
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
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Wiki.
Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon. It is the first of three films starring Red Skelton as Wally "the Fox" Benton, who writes and acts in radio murder mysteries. Wally is kidnapped by a greedy cult leader (played by Conrad Veidt), who threatens to kill Wally's girlfriend (portrayed in all three films by Ann Rutherford) and another young woman unless he concocts a perfect murder. The film was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. Uncredited contributing writer Elliott Nugent wrote and directed the earlier film adaptation of the same name.
The two sequels are Whistling in Dixie (1942) and Whistling in Brooklyn (1943).
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